KATHMANDU, March 18: A meeting of the National Assembly today endorsed a condolence motion over the demise of House of Representatives (HoR) member Manju Sharma Ansari.

KATHMANDU, March 12: Newly-elected chairperson of the National Assembly, Narayan Prasad Dahal, said he would take initiatives to boost the prestige and importance of the upper house of the Federal Parliament.

KATHMANDU, March 12: CPN-UML has agreed to give the vice-chairmanship of the National Assembly to the CPN (Unified Socialist).

KATHMANDU, March 12: Voting for the Chairperson of the National Assembly is going to be held today.

KATHMANDU, March 11: Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to field Yubaraj Sharma as its candidate for the National Assembly Chairman. The election to the post of chairperson of the upper house of the federal parliament is being held on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, March 11: The ruling CPN (Maoist Centre) has decided to file candidacy of party leader Narayan Dahal as the National Assembly (NA) Chairman.

KATHMANDU, March 9: Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to nominate a candidate for the Speaker of the National Assembly.

KATHMANDU, March 3: The terms of 20 members of the National Assembly, including Chairman Ganesh Prasad Timalsina, will conclude today.

KATHMANDU, March 2: A session of the National Assembly endorsed the 'Bill aimed to amend some acts relating to the prevention of money laundering and promotion of business environment-2080 BS' on Friday.

KATHMANDU, March 1: Members of the National Assembly, who are about to complete their six-year tenure, have said that the prestige and dignity of parliament has declined.

KATHMANDU, Feb 28: Prime Minister and Chairman of the CPN (Maoist Center), Pushpa Kamal Dahal, reiterated the party’s commitment to contesting the upcoming election to the post of Chairman of the National Assembly.

KATHMANDU, Feb 26: The National Assembly has approved the proposal seeking withdrawal of the 'Immigration Bill, 2076 BS', which was under consideration in the National Assembly.

LMC presents report in National Assembly

February 26, 2024 18:25 pm

KATHMANDU, Feb 26: In a meeting of the National Assembly today, the annual report of the Legislative Management Committee (LMC) was presented.

KATHMANDU, Feb 24: The upper house has endorsed the Bill Relating to Legislation. A meeting of the National Assembly on Friday endorsed the proposal tabled by Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Dhanraj Gurung, seeking the passage of the bill. The document was passed unanimously.

KATHMANDU, Feb 18: The National Assembly today sent the Bill designed to amend some Acts related to the prevention of money laundering and promotion of business environment, 2079 BS to the Legislative Management Committee for clause-wise discussion.

KATHMANDU, Feb 12: Members of the National Assembly expressed concerns about the increasing migration of youth seeking employment abroad and emphasized the need for collective efforts to establish good governance and achieve prosperity.

KATHMANDU, Feb 7: National Assembly (NA) has unanimously approved the report of the Draft Committee on the Amendment of National Assembly Regulations-2075 BS.

KATHMANDU, Feb 5: The winter session of the Federal Parliament has commenced from today. The third session of the House of Representatives and the 15th session of the National Assembly has started at the Federal Parliament Building, New Baneshwar.

KATHMANDU, Feb 4: The Parliament Secretariat is planning to hold discussions on the principles and priorities of the upcoming budget (pre-budget) in the House of Representatives (HoR) and the National Assembly from February 29.

KATHMANDU, Jan 26: The results of the National Assembly (NA) elections have intensified the growing mistrust within the ruling coalition.

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah (Balen) has boycotted the election of National Assembly members.

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: Voting is in progress at the designated polling stations and centers in the capitals of the seven provinces for electing 19 members of the National Assembly (NA).

National Assembly member election today

January 25, 2024 09:00 am

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: Election to pick the members of National Assembly going vacant from March 4 is taking place today. As per the law, the election has to be held 35 days before the end of the tenure of the members.

KATHMANDU, Jan 22: The silent period for the National Assembly election starts from 12 midnight today.

Kathmandu, Jan 19: The Election Commission (EC) has directed the government and the home ministry to make arrangements for movement of candidates and voters only after coordinating with respective District Administration Office while participating in election related programs for the National Assembly election scheduled for January 25.

KATHMANDU, Jan 10: Complaints have been filed against two candidates who filed their candidacies for the upcoming National Assembly (NA) election.

KATHMANDU, Jan 9: A total of 52 candidates have filed their nomination papers for the 19 National Assembly seat elections scheduled to be held on January 25. The nominations were filed on Monday for various categories in the respective election offices of the seven provinces.

KATHMANDU, Jan 8:  The construction of 12 buildings of the Federal Parliament is progressing rapidly. The construction works for 12 large and small chambers for the House of Representatives and the National Assembly are underway simultaneously.

KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The CPN (Unified Socialist) has fielded two candidates for the National Assembly election scheduled for January 25.

KATHMANDU, Jan 8: Candidacy filing for the 19 vacant posts of National Assembly members scheduled for January 25 is taking place today.

KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) has picked Puja Chaudhary as the candidate for the National Assembly (NA) elections. Chaudhary will file her nomination with the backing of the ruling coalition.

KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The major opposition CPN-UML has finalized the candidates for the upcoming National Assembly (NA) election. It has picked candidates for all 19 seats.

KATHMANDU, Jan 8: Nepali Congress (NC) has finalized its candidates for the election to the National Assembly (NA) members.

SUDURPASCHIM, Jan 8: The election to three posts remaining vacant from the Sudurpaschim province is scheduled to be held on January 25 under the National Assembly election, 2080.

KATHMANDU, Jan 7: The ruling alliance has concluded the division of CPN-UML seats for the upcoming National Assembly elections.

KATHMANDU, Jan 7: The final list of voters for the National Assembly member election, scheduled for January 25, will be published today (Sunday). Following today's publication, tomorrow (Monday) will see a program for candidate registration in all seven provinces.

KATHMANDU, Jan 7: The CPN (Unified Socialist) has entrusted a panel of three leaders with the responsibility to pick party's candidates to contest the National Assembly (NA) elections.

KATHMANDU, Jan 6: The Delegated Management and Government Assurance Committee under the National Assembly has expressed its concerns over the delegated laws of the Tribhuvan University (TU).

KATHMANDU, Jan 5: The six-year term of 19 members of the National Assembly is set to end on March 2, 2024. The elections for these members excluding nominees appointed by lottery method, is scheduled for January 25, 2024.

KATHMANDU, Jan 4:  Madhav Nepal, chairman of CPN (Unified Socialist), has expressed his displeasure over the idea of allocating seats to the UML in the National Assembly.

KATHMANDU, Jan 5: In preparation for the upcoming National Assembly elections scheduled for January 25, the Nepali Congress (NC) has called a meeting of its executive committee to finalize the party’s candidates on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, Dec 28: The Election Commission (EC) has announced the appointment of Election Officers for the upcoming National Assembly Member Election scheduled for January 25.

KATHMANDU, Dec 21: The Election Commission (EC) has designated polling stations and polling centers for the National Assembly member elections scheduled for January 25. There will be one polling center in each province for the elections, with two polling stations at each polling center. According to the EC, a total of 7 polling centers and 14 polling stations have been designated across the country.

KATHMANDU, Dec 19:  The chairman of the National Assembly, Ganesh Timilsina, has expressed dissatisfaction with the practice of foreign daughters-in-law obtaining Nepali citizenship immediately after marriage. Speaking at an event in the capital on Tuesday, he noted that the law allowing citizenship for foreign daughters-in-law upon marriage was enacted amid controversy.

KATHMANDU, Dec 12: The House of Representatives (HoR) has defeated the National Assembly 4-0 in a friendly futsal match organized here today on the occasion of the 17th Parliament Service Day. The 20-minute match was organized at the futsal court at Bhrikutimandap.

KATHMANDU, Dec 3: The candidates included in the closed lists for the proportional representation system for the members of the House of Representatives and the provincial assemblies will not be able to compete in the upcoming election for members of the National Assembly. The election will be held on Thursday, January 25.

Terms of these 20 MPs will end on March 3

November 30, 2023 12:30 pm

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: The terms of 20 members of the National Assembly will come to an end in March 2024. Among the departing MPs, 18 represent various clusters, with six from other groups, seven from women's groups, two from persons with disabilities or minority communities, and three from Dalit groups. Additionally, the tenures of independent MP Dr Khimlal Devkota and the nominated MP Bimala Rai Paudyal, appointed by the President, will also conclude on March 3.

KATHMANDU, Nov 29: The government will hold the National Assembly elections on January 25. The meeting of the Council of Ministers held this morning decided the date of the National Assembly elections.

KATHMANDU, Nov 8: The Election Commission (EC) has started election preparations to fill the vacant positions of members of the National Assembly. Information Officer at the EC Surya Prasad Aryal informed that the preparations for the election have been started according to the legal provision that the National Assembly elections should be completed by January 29, 2024.

KATHMANDU, Nov 2: The National Assembly has passed the 'Bill Related to E-commerce, 2080' with the report of the Legislative Management Committee.